Starter kit

kona new my-app --kit=inertia
kona new my-app --kit=inertia --lang=java

The kit is owned by the Kona CLI repository. It overlays the same pieces Installation describes for a working app.

Layout

Area	Contents
Gradle	org.konaframework:kona-inertia (+ Crema, HTTP, session, …)
Boot	InertiaServiceProvider, inertia.root_view / inertia.version
Middleware	HandleInertia pushed after boot
HTTP	Welcome controller → Inertia.render("Pages/Welcome", …)
Crema	views/app.crema.html with {!! vite !!} and {!! pageAttr !!}
Frontend	Vue 3 + Vite (package.json, vite.config.js, js/app.js, Pages/Welcome.vue)

Run

npm install
npm run dev
./grind serve

vs ./grind install inertia

	Kit (kona new --kit=inertia)	./grind install inertia
New app scaffold	Yes	No — targets an existing app
Maven + provider	Yes	Yes
Frontend	Vue 3 by default	Interactive Vue / React / Svelte / skip
Routes / Welcome controller	Yes	No — add your own render call
Middleware class	Kit HandleInertia wrapper	You push HandleInertiaRequests (or your subclass)

Publish order before the first Gradle build of a generated app (until Central has your version):

1. Kona → publishToMavenLocal
2. This repo → :kona-inertia:publishToMavenLocal

See also Kona starter kits.